Abbie had to admit, this day could have gone a lot worse. With several routine calls that turned out to be no more than noisy neighbors and rebellious teenagers, she's more than happy to be right where she is now.
"Your pie's gettin' cold Abbie."
She glances up to see the crinkles at the corners of his eyes from smiling so much. She smiles and takes a bite.
"Ya know Corbin, that boy coulda taken you out there." She laughs at his scowl as he says, "Those little teenagers are into some trouble right now, but you know they're harmless. In fact, they remind me of a girl I had to pick up a time or two back in the day." He raises his eyebrow in a smirk.
Abbie resists the urge to stick out her tongue like a petulant child and instead aims to scoop up his last bit of apple pie. His poor attempt to stop her fails, and she nearly chokes as she tries to hold in her laughter.
Corbin gives her a surly look, but it's obvious that no harm has been done.
Abbie had always been sensitive on the subject. Her teenage years were not ones she was fond to remember. Coming from a troubled childhood, Abbie made some choices she wasn't too proud of and was picked up by Corbin on more than one occasion. He had helped her though. She would never forget the night he finally gave her an ultimatum that made her turn her life around. She owed everything to him.
"But look who's on the straight and narrow now!" Abbie said brightly.
"And on her way to Quantico no less! I'm tellin you Abbs, you're gonna miss this place."
She rolled her eyes, ready for the onslaught to once again rain down on her. She knew that nobody wanted her to go, but she was ready. She wanted to finally leave behind the small town she grew up in and the terrible past that came along with it.
The sharp crackle of the radio sounded, and the two were whisked off to deal with another routine call, their conversation forgotten. "You know Corbin, this is exactly why I joined the force. I've always wanted to scare off coyotes." She doesn't hide her grin when Corbin smirks at her.
When they arrive, it's not immediately apparent that something is wrong.
"You go find Jimmy, I'll be in the stables," says Corbin.
Abbie heads to the house, but finds no one inside. "Corbin, there's no one in the house." She waits for his reply but can only hear unintelligible crackling through the static on her radio. She starts to head toward the stables, but when she sees the door to Jimmy's truck wide open, she decides to take a look.
As she approaches, her foot knocks into something. She looks down to find a shotgun laying in front of her. Immediately, she calls for Corbin, but gets no reply. Abbie runs toward the barn, hoping to find him in there, but as she approaches a man bursts out of the barn, his horse running at breakneck speed.
Abbie runs into the barn, searching for Corbin. But she stumbles in horror when she finally sees him, his body laying lifeless in one corner, and his head staring up at her in another.